AFC Ajax (women)

AFC Ajax

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Nickname(s)	De Godendochters (The Daughters of the Gods), De Ajacieden, De Amsterdames
Founded	18 May 2012;13 years ago (2012-05-18)
Ground	De Toekomst Johan Cruyff Arena (selected matches)
Capacity	2,250 [1] 55,865
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam:  AJAX)
Chairman	Menno Geelen
Head coach	Anouk Bril  [ nl ]
League	Eredivisie
2024–25	3rd
Website	ajax.nl
Home colours Away colours

AFC Ajax Vrouwen is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam representing AFC Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. The team was founded in 2012 and played its first three seasons in the BeNe League before the Eredivisie re-formed. ^[2] The club won its first title in its second season, winning the domestic KNVB Cup in the 2013–14 season. Ajax won its first two Eredivisie titles in back-to-back seasons in 2016–17 and 2017–18. It won its third title in the 2022–23 season. The best performance in the UEFA Women's Champions League came in the 2023–24 competition, when it finished second in the group stage before losing in the quarterfinals, the first Dutch club to reach that stage. ^[3] After a third place finish in the 2024–25, Ajax qualified for the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup. ^[4]

Current squad

As of 5 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   NED Regina Van Eijk 3 DF   NED Roos van der Veen  [ nl ] 4 DF   NED Deau den Turk  [ nl ] 6 MF   NED Jonna van de Velde  [ nl ] 7 FW   NED Bo van Egmond  [ nl ] 8 MF   NED Sherida Spitse (captain) 9 FW   NED Danique Tolhoek 12 MF   NED Jade van Hensbergen  [ nl ] 13 GK   NED Lois Niënhuis  [ nl ] 15 MF   NED Inessa Kaagman

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW   NED Bente Jansen  [ nl ] 19 FW   NED Tiny Hoekstra 22 MF   NED Quinty Sabajo 23 FW   NED Lotte Keukelaar 24 DF   NED Daliyah de Klonia  [ nl ] 31 GK   NED Dionne van der Wal  [ nl ] — MF   NED Nayomi Buikema  [ nl ]

Former players

Further information: List of AFC Ajax (women) players and Category:AFC Ajax (women) players

Results

BeNe League / Eredivisie

4	3	3	2	1	1	2	2 a	3	2	1	2	3
13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

Season	Division	Position	W – D – L = Pts	GF – GA	Top scorer	KNVB Cup
2012–13	BeNe League	04 / 16	12 – 6 – 10 = 42	47 – 36	Desiree van Lunteren (10)	Quarterfinals
2013–14		03 / 14	16 – 6 – 4 = 54	68 – 23	van Lunteren (13)	Winner
2014–15		03 / 13	17 – 2 – 5 = 53	54 – 20	Marlous Pieëte (10)	Final
2015–16	Eredivisie	02 / 7	17 – 5 – 2 = 56	46 – 11	Eshly Bakker (8)	Final
2016–17		01 / 8	21 – 5 – 1 = 68	57 – 14	Marjolijn van den Bighelaar (18)	Winner
2017–18		01 / 9	16 – 7 – 1 = 55	57 – 24	van den Bighelaar, van Lunteren (12)	Winner
2018–19		02 / 9	13 – 8 – 3 = 47	50 – 18	Ellen Jansen (14)	Winner
2019–20		02 / 8a	08 – 1 – 3 = 25a	22 – 11a	van den Bighelaar (9)	Quarterfinalsa
2020–21		03 / 8	13 – 1 – 6 = 40	40 – 21	Nikita Tromp (19)	Semifinals
2021–22		02 / 9	17 – 3 – 4 = 54	70 – 22	Romée Leuchter (25)	Winner
2022–23		01 / 11	18 – 1 – 1 = 55	67 – 15	Leuchter (18)	Round of 16
2023–24		02 / 12	17 – 3 – 2 = 54	62 – 20	Leuchter (20)	Winner
2024–25		03 / 12	17 – 2 – 3 = 53	57 – 22	Danique Tolhoek (19)	Round of 16

a=at moment of abandonment due to Covid

UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Ajax's goal tally first.

Season	Round	Team	Home	Away	Agg/Pos [a]
2017–18	Qualifying round	Standard Liège			3–0
		Pärnu			2–1
		Rīgas FS			6–0
	Round of 32	Brescia	1–0	0–2	1–2
2018–19	Qualifying round	Þór/KA			0–0
		Wexford Youths			4–1
		Linfield			2–0
	Round of 32	Sparta Prague	2–0	2–1	4–1
	Round of 16	Lyon	0–4	0–9	0–13
2020–21	Round of 32	Bayern Munich	0–3	1–3	1–6
2022–23	QR 1 semi-final	Kristianstads DFF			3–1
	QR 1 final	Eintracht Frankfurt			2–1
	QR 2	Arsenal	0–1	2–2	2–3
2023–24	QR 1 final	Dinamo Minsk			3–0
	QR 2	FC Zürich	2–0	6–0	8–0
	Group stage	Bayern Munich	1–0	1–1	2nd out of 4
		Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	1–3
		Roma	2–1	0–3
	Quarter-final	Chelsea	0–3	1–1	1–4
2024–25	QR 1 semi-final	Kolos Kovalivka			1–1, 4–1 aet
	QR 1 final	Fiorentina			0–1

1. or single match when home and away are empty

UEFA Women's Europa Cup

Season	Round	Team	Home	Away	Agg/Pos
2025–26	QR 1	Sturm Graz

Record by club

As of end of 2024–25 season

Opponent	Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Season(s)
Dinamo Minsk	Belarus	1	1	0	0	3	0	2023–24
Standard Liège	Belgium	1	1	0	0	3	0	2017–18
Sparta Prague	Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	4	1	2018–19
Arsenal	England	2	0	1	1	2	3	2022–23
Chelsea	England	2	0	1	1	1	4	2023–24
Pärnu	Estonia	1	1	0	0	2	1	2017–18
Olympique Lyonnais	France	2	0	0	2	0	13	2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain	France	2	1	0	1	3	3	2023–24
Bayern Munich	Germany	4	1	1	2	3	7	2020–21, 2023–24
Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	2022–23
Þór/KA	Iceland	1	0	1	0	0	0	2018–19
Wexford Youths	Ireland	1	1	0	0	4	1	2018–19
Brescia	Italy	2	1	0	1	1	2	2013–14
Fiorentina	Italy	1	0	0	1	0	1	2024–25
Roma	Italy	2	1	0	1	2	4	2023–24
Rīgas FS	Latvia	1	1	0	0	6	0	2017–18
Linfield	Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	2018–19
Kristianstads DFF	Sweden	1	1	0	0	3	1	2022–23
Zürich	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	8	0	2023–24
Kolos Kovalivka	Ukraine	1	0	1	0	4	1	2024–25

Honours

Main article: List of AFC Ajax honours

National

• Dutch League champion
  • Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2023
• KNVB Women's Cup
  • Winners (5): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
• BeNe League
  • Third place (2): 2014, 2015

Affiliated clubs

On 13 January 2013, it was revealed that AFC Ajax Vrouwen would partner with SV Overbos, the women's team from Hoofddorp. ^[5]

• SV Overbos (2013–present)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Anouk Bril  [ nl ]
Assistant coach	Sonny Silooy
Assistant coach	Kirsten Bakker  [ nl ]
Goalkeeping coach	Robbie Tetteroo
Performance coach	Eva Hovenkamp
	Michiel van Tilburg

Source ^[6]

Head coaches

• Ed Engelkes (2012–2016) ^[7]
• Benno Nihom  [ nl ] (2016-2019)
• Danny Schenkel (2019–2022)
• Suzanne Bakker (2022–2024) ^[8] (Rinus Michel Award winner in 2024) ^[9]
• Hesterine de Reus (2024–2025)
• Anouk Bril  [ nl ] ^[10] (2025–present)

Broadcasting

As of 2025 ^[update] , all league matches played are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Kampioenswedstrijd Jong Ajax gewoon op De Toekomst". www.at5.nl.
2. "Vrouwen: Ajax en PSV in BeNeLeague, FC Den Bosch niet" (in Dutch). voetbalcentraal. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
3. "Ajax's women's team become the first Dutch side ever to advance in the Champions League". NL Times. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
4. "The official website for European football". UEFA . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
5. "Hechte samenwerking Ajax en sv Overbos uit Hoofddorp'" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Overbos.nl, 13 January 2013
6. "Voormalig FC Twente-assistent duikt op in nieuwe staf van Ajax". Vrouwenvoetbal Nieuws (in Dutch). 30 July 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
7. "Ajax-dames halen succescoach Engelkes" (in Dutch). FCupdate. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
8. "Suzanne Bakker in her final season at Ajax Women" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
9. "Winnaars Rinus Michels Awards 2024". Rinus Michels Awards (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
10. "Nieuwe Ajax-coach Bruil is naast 'mensenmens' ook resultaatgericht: 'Kampioen worden'" [New Ajax coach Bruil is not only a 'people person' but also results-oriented: 'Becoming champion']. NOS (in Dutch). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
11. "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
12. Grondhuis, Francis (8 July 2025). "Competitieprogramma Eurojackpot Vrouwen Eredivisie seizoen 2025/'26 bekend". Vrouwen Eredivisie (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2025.

External links

• Official website

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